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Impossible? Think Again: These things are actually amazing!
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00:00Wow, look at that!
00:02One Reddit user has grown a perfectly square salt crystal.
00:06And the best thing? It's edible!
00:09People in the comments shared their experience of growing salt crystals.
00:13They say that the best way to get such beautifully shaped crystals
00:17is by leaving a dish with salty water indoors for a month.
00:21The water will gradually evaporate and you'll have your crystals.
00:26This sure looks like a futuristic picture,
00:28but it's actually a real-life place.
00:31That's what was left after a volcanic eruption
00:34at the Cumbre Vieja Ridge in La Palma, Canary Islands.
00:38Now, I wonder what they're going to do with all that ash.
00:41It doesn't seem like it's impossible to just plow it away or wait for it to melt.
00:47Uh-oh, look at this tree.
00:49It seems to be desperate to get some help.
00:52Who knows what troubles it?
00:53Well, in reality, the tree has grown around this sign.
00:57And now, only the word help is visible.
01:02Look at this teeny lightning bolt.
01:04How cute is it?
01:06Hehe, just kidding.
01:07Someone just managed to capture a picture of them shocking their girlfriend.
01:11Still awesome.
01:13This circle appeared in the evening sky over Beijing, China.
01:18One Reddit user posted it and triggered a discussion about the nature of this bizarre phenomenon.
01:23Most people agreed with the theory that it was the reflection of a light show.
01:29Now, for some reason, this person stabbed a bottle of hand sanitizer with a tack.
01:35A few months later, they spotted something was growing on that tack.
01:39Ugh, can it just be good old rust?
01:42Whatever it is, that's one thing I'm not sure about.
01:45No one should use this sanitizer anymore.
01:49This is one of the most unbelievable and, at the same time, revolting findings.
01:55It's a snake shedding, and it comes together with the eye skin.
02:00Ew!
02:01All because snakes don't have eyelids.
02:05Instead, they have eye caps, specially adapted scales covering their eyes.
02:11And, during a shedding cycle, these eye caps also come off.
02:17Ah, look at this beauty.
02:19Someone has grown this crystal from scrap copper and vinegar.
02:23Its scientific name is copper acetate.
02:26It took the person seven months to grow such a large crystal.
02:30And, it formed this way naturally.
02:33No one polished or cut it.
02:35Oh, and do you see that tiny tail?
02:38It's there because the crystal was grown on a piece of fishing line.
02:44Are these also some crystals?
02:47Frost?
02:48Spider web?
02:49Nope.
02:50It's just a red crayon on paper under a microscope with 400 times magnification.
02:56And, this Reddit user from Sweden was going to work when they came across a geothermal anomaly.
03:03Look at this rock sticking out of the snow.
03:06It was warm to the touch.
03:08A bit warmer than human body temperature.
03:11There were also no tracks around this spot.
03:14So, what's your bet?
03:16What is this thing?
03:17Share your ideas in the comments below.
03:21And, this person accidentally found a mushroom.
03:24Yes, a large legit mushroom growing inside a glass globe.
03:29I wonder how it got there.
03:31And, most importantly, why?
03:35Someone found an old light bulb in their grandparents' house.
03:38Its construction was finished in 1902.
03:41And still, the light bulb still functioned.
03:45I wish everything in my life was as reliable as that light bulb.
03:50Wow, marriage certificates were literally next level in the past.
03:55Look at this marriage certificate from 1895.
03:58It was discovered during the renovation of a cabin.
04:02Isn't it absolutely amazing?
04:05This tree is pretty cool.
04:07Its roots have long outgrown their spot.
04:10But, look.
04:11It's still trying to keep them in check.
04:13Or, rather, in shape.
04:15Rectangular shape.
04:17Uh-oh.
04:18Someone's lost their cell phone.
04:20They must be devastated.
04:22But, you know what?
04:23It's Nokia.
04:24I bet it still works.
04:27Have you ever seen a cut tree?
04:29If so, you must have noticed a series of concentric rings.
04:34These rings can tell you a lot about the tree.
04:37How old it is.
04:38What the weather was like during each year of the tree's life.
04:41Dark rings represent wood that grew in the late summer or fall.
04:45And, light-colored rings represent wood that grew in the spring and early summer.
04:50So, one light and one dark ring mean one year of a tree's life.
04:54But, look at this tree.
04:57What can we say about it?
04:59Um, I'm not really sure.
05:01Maybe that it's pretty, unique, and, apparently, likes to stand out.
05:07This isn't your regular tomato.
05:10Oh, no.
05:10This one is a bit creepy.
05:12Because it seems to be growing more tomatoes inside its own body.
05:17Unsettling.
05:18And, this person bought an ice cream cone.
05:21The only thing missing was the cone.
05:24Duh, I'll never call myself unlucky anymore.
05:28Some insect, perhaps a caterpillar, chewed on this leaf.
05:32But, by doing so, it created a beautiful, symmetrical design.
05:37Do you think it was an accident or a plan?
05:41Another person bought this watermelon.
05:44Little did they know that after cutting it, they would be in for a nice surprise.
05:48Because, just how beautiful is that?
05:51What would you do if you found such a watermelon?
05:55Be very attentive while roaming the streets of Rome.
05:58Because you can come across such an amazing piece of art.
06:01A face carved into a cut tree.
06:05And, this, may I call it a monster?
06:08Because it sure looks like one.
06:10Anyway, a couple found this thing while they were hiking in a forest.
06:15I bet they were scared.
06:17At least, at first.
06:18On the other hand, I have a suspicion that someone helped this tree look this terrifying.
06:23What do you think?
06:26Hmm.
06:27This one looks like a hieroglyph to me.
06:29But, no.
06:30If we look closer, it becomes apparent that road workers were just playing a game of tic-tac-toe.
06:36The nerve of them.
06:38Would you get scared if you found this message on a random banana in a supermarket?
06:43Duh.
06:44I've got so many questions.
06:46Who exactly is coming?
06:47Why are they coming?
06:49And many more.
06:51One Reddit user found four or five such concrete shoes scattered around their town.
06:56They got curious.
06:58But, no one could tell them who had made these shoes or why they had done it.
07:03And, this person was lucky.
07:05Or, should I say, unlucky?
07:07To find a cucumber without any seeds in it.
07:11Unlike this next Reddit user, when they opened their ice cream, they found five sticks in it.
07:16How did they even fit?
07:17There's more wood than ice cream here.
07:21I've heard that medical students sometimes perform surgeries on grapes to acquire basic microsurgical skills.
07:29Do you think something like that could have happened to this tomato?
07:32Someone found it in their garden.
07:34And, doesn't it look as if someone had already cut it apart and then stitched it back together?
07:41Now, look at this piece of cheese.
07:43What does it remind you of?
07:45Come on.
07:46Doesn't it look like an edible piece of marble?
07:49This truck has been parked in this spot for more than 10 years.
07:54Apparently, it was long enough for a tree to grow from behind its bumper.
07:58Um, the next picture is really hard to explain.
08:01Has the flame just moved away from the wick?
08:04Have they had an argument?
08:06Have they broken up?
08:07This leaves me with so many questions.
08:10One family got a real wake-up call when they received this newspaper.
08:14The sofa in the advertisement was exactly the same as their own.
08:18It must be a sign.
08:19They should really consider replacing this piece of furniture.
08:23If you tend to have problems choosing between red and white grapes,
08:27why not find a branch that has both, just like this person did?
08:32In this part, someone has messed up with copy paste.
08:36I can't find any other explanation for the bizarre positioning of these benches.
08:41Can you?
08:42Someone has taken the request,
08:44Just throw down a towel and save a spot for us a little bit too seriously.
08:49Have you ever seen such tiny bananas?
08:52Neither have I.
08:54And this little patch of cloves has chosen to grow in a bottle.
08:58Because why not?
09:01Hi, are you ready to see some interesting but at the same time disgusting or uncanny things?
09:07Our list has 25 items with a wide selection from animals to shoes.
09:14This person's significant other has a collection of her daily contacts.
09:18She chooses to stack them behind the headboard of their bed.
09:22Such an interesting exhibition.
09:23I wonder what would have happened if they hadn't pulled the bed away for cleaning.
09:29Speaking of eyesight, here is a deep dark wood.
09:33It looks like a place from a fairy tale.
09:35Or a horror story.
09:37But visit Ben-Lemond in New Zealand or Black Forest region in Germany.
09:41And you'll see these enchanted looking woods.
09:46If you're into camping, you might have noticed by now that insects love to accompany you.
09:52In this picture, we see insects enjoying their life with campers.
09:56Luckily, there are ways to protect yourself from them.
09:59I'm talking about bug sprays or creams.
10:03Alternatively, you can make your own homemade essential oil repellent.
10:08Um, excuse me.
10:10What are these glowing things?
10:12They're the eyes of alligators.
10:15Dozens of alligators hang out in Florida swamps, their eyes glowing.
10:19The photographers got some help from their camera flash to better capture this effect.
10:23The animals' eyes look this way because they have a reflector system.
10:27You might be familiar with this look if you have a cat.
10:31See you later, alligator.
10:35Thunderstorms can be scary, especially if you see this in the sky.
10:39You're looking at a rarely seen phenomenon.
10:42It's a red space lightning, also called a sprite.
10:46To me, it looks like a jellyfish.
10:49When it comes to things people see in the sky, there are many hoaxes and legends.
10:53But this type of phenomenon is real.
10:55It's been confirmed by experts.
10:59What's that black circle in the picture?
11:01Has someone photoshopped it?
11:03Nope.
11:04Scientists have found a way to open a portal to another dimension.
11:08Okay, maybe not that.
11:10It's an object painted with Vantablack.
11:12In all seriousness, it's the darkest material known to science by now.
11:17This material was invented in 2014.
11:20It's the blackest shade of dark because it can absorb 99.96% of ultraviolet, visible, and infrared light.
11:29They've even produced a spray form of this substance.
11:33This material kind of plays with our perception of perspective.
11:37Three-dimensional objects appear to be two-dimensional.
11:40If you were given this material to paint one object, what would you pick?
11:47Let me show you human skin boots that are worth thousands of dollars.
11:52This customized footwear is designed to look like human legs and feet.
11:57They're made out of silicone.
12:00Let's travel in time a bit to see the world's oldest surviving diving suit from the 18th century.
12:06It now has the potential to be the monster in the closet.
12:11Raccoons like cat food.
12:13And here's some proof.
12:15I know you're hungry too, buddy.
12:16But your tiny hands look scary from this point of view, my friend.
12:21No, I'm taking it back.
12:22Your hands look cute, dear raccoon, compared to this person's kitchen.
12:26The idea is super cool and understandable.
12:30The well dates back to the mid-1700s.
12:32But, I grew up watching the Ring movies.
12:35I'll pass on this one.
12:37Is it a Halloween special or does this person use this car at all the seasons of the year?
12:43It's a side-view mirror with a twist.
12:47Aha!
12:48Just in time.
12:49I'm planning to renovate my home.
12:51And this idea can come in handy.
12:53This is actually a flat hallway.
12:57Is this the World Wide Web?
13:00A person saw a giant spider web at work today.
13:03All these things on the internet make me wonder why so many people are delighted by mildly disgusting things.
13:10Science has the answer to this question.
13:12It's all related to how the emotion of disgust fundamentally works.
13:17Disgust is an emotion of avoidance.
13:20It works as a signal that something might be harmful to your body.
13:24So, you should avoid it.
13:26Scientists believe that this feeling was originally formed by food.
13:30Charles Darwin, for example, claimed that the unusual appearance and odors of food triggered the feeling.
13:36It had a regulatory function as the gatekeeper emotion.
13:40The exclusionary emotion.
13:42Then, what's the allure of disgust?
13:45Let's ask psychological researchers.
13:47They believe that disgusting stimuli both catch and keep your attention.
13:52That's why even though disgust is perceived as an unpleasant feeling,
13:57the emotion has evolved to simultaneously get people's attention.
14:01Sometimes, weird things don't just capture your attention.
14:04You can even enjoy them along with many other people.
14:08ASMR videos are very pleasant and relaxing.
14:12Lots of people don't find them repulsive.
14:14On the contrary, they feel calm and euphoric.
14:19Here's a close-up of an ant.
14:22There's more than 12,000 ant species in the world.
14:25I wonder whether all of them look like this one up close.
14:29Ants seem so harmless and friendly when they sneak into our picnic basket.
14:33Turns out some of them can fly, and some aren't as tiny as regular ants.
14:39Since we're talking about animals, this is the mouth of a leatherback sea turtle.
14:45It's the largest living turtle.
14:47Plus, these turtles keep the record of being the heaviest non-crocodilian reptile.
14:52They grow up to 5 feet 11 inches long and weigh 1,100 pounds.
14:58If you see one, you can easily recognize it, since they lack a bony shell compared to other modern sea
15:04turtles.
15:06I know it looks like a person wearing a costume, but this is a harpy eagle.
15:13Now, do you want to see a Spanish dancer?
15:15Oh no, we don't have a flamenco type of vibe here.
15:18It's an animal.
15:20This fella is a sea slug.
15:22It has a scientific name, but it's hard to spell, so people nicknamed it this way.
15:26You might see a strong resemblance to a dancer's skirt.
15:31It's time to see some weird food.
15:34This is a lemon just going about its daily business, getting rotten.
15:38Let's visit the world of mold for a while.
15:41Mold spores are like tiny ninjas that can infiltrate your food.
15:45They're everywhere, and they love to set up camp on your bread, meat, and fruit.
15:51They create fuzzy little blotches that can make you ill.
15:54You should watch out for the ones that produce toxins.
15:57Luckily, not all molds are bad.
16:00Some of them, like the ones that make blue cheese, are delicious and healthy.
16:05What does mold need to form?
16:07Water, food, suitable air quality, and the perfect temperature.
16:12Then mold can grow on pretty much any food.
16:16Lastly, if you do spot mold on your food,
16:18don't just cut off the icky part and assume the rest is safe to eat.
16:22Mold can penetrate deep into your food.
16:25Mold, it's probably best just to toss that moldy food away
16:28and not risk it if you're not sure if it's safe to eat or not.
16:32I don't know what to say.
16:33It was cream cheese in another life.
16:37Oh look, a baby seal.
16:39Or mold.
16:41This person was doing research on molds.
16:44They leave us with Aspergillus flavus,
16:47which chooses to live peacefully.
16:50Can we stop for a moment and talk about why they let it continue?
16:54Now, I wonder how tall a plant growing out of a carpet can get.
17:00Here's another one.
17:01Do you want to see cat vomit that was left to mature for a few days?
17:06Ew, but wow!
17:07At the same time,
17:08they found mushrooms growing on blankets while cleaning a family's house.
17:12The feeling of disgust appeared a long time ago.
17:16Shakespeare's tragedy, Titus Andronicus,
17:19was similar to our present-day slasher movies.
17:21People loved it back then too.
17:23Similar to why most spectators love Tarantino.
17:27Is it just me,
17:28or is this strawberry shaped like an animal?
17:30It even has a mark for an eye.
17:32I hope you were drawn to things that should,
17:35by all rights,
17:36compel or frighten you.
17:37See you next time!
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